Former UIC Gymnast Guilty of Scalding Dog

Kyle Voisseum threw water from macaroni and cheese on Byron, causing second- and third-degree burns

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Kyle Voissem (inset) was boiling water for macaroni and cheese when he saw Byron the dog urinate on the floor, prosecutors said.

A former University of Illinois at Chicago gymnast was convicted of animal cruelty Tuesday for throwing a pot of boiling water on his dog after the Mountain Cur mix urinated on the floor.

Judge James Obbish found Kyle Voissem guilty of animal cruelty after a two-day bench trial and ordered him to undergo a psychiatric evaluation, said Cook County State’s Attorney’s office spokeswoman Tandra Simonton.